There is no policy without victory. More precisely, well-planned and well-executed political campaigns win elections and make governing possible. Therefore, an understanding of government must first...

Taught by Towsley Policymaker in Residence Hardy Vieux (Legal Director at Human Rights First) This class will explore the role of non-governmental organizations in formulating policy. Globally, there...

This class provides a foundational understanding of comparative law and selected foreign legal systems. The first part of the course is devoted to understanding the different families of law. We will...

This section explores the politics of policymaking processes in a comparative perspective. Students will learn how these processes are shaped by economic, social, cultural, and institutional factors...

A continuation of PubPol 555, this course focuses on microeconomic concepts relevant to policy analysis that are not covered in the previous semester. We will cover in depth various "market failures...

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in...

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in...

Understand how to develop a fundraising strategy that will provide an organization with the resources needed to fulfill its mission and address a pressing social issue. *This is a core course open to...

Part of successful management is knowing how employees, managers, citizens, and other stakeholders think and feel about organizations in general, about particular policies, and about new initiatives...

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in...

All sections of public management emphasize common themes such as performance management, strategic planning, and inter-institutional network development. But they will offer distinct differences in...

This course serves as an introduction to qualitative methods for MPP/MPA students. While we will examine a range of qualitative methodological approaches, the course's core focus will be on the case...

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in January. All students participate as part of...

Drawing on an interdisciplinary social science literature, this course introduces theories and methodologies for science and technology policy analysis and familiarizes students with the landscape of...

Course will examine the origins of the concept of CSR its meaning and motivations, and the shareholder-stakeholder controversy, where the latter include employees, communities (now defined globally)...

This course developed from an initiative of the International Policy Students Association (IPSA) at the Ford School of Public Policy. It will be in two parts. Section 1: Traditional Class Format (1.5...